World of Warcraft Farming Tips – The Basics

World of Warcraft Farming Tips – The Basics

So you have finally decided you need gold in order to enjoy World of Warcraft and have settled on farming to accomplish this task. Well let’s look at a few tips regarding farming for gold in World of Warcraft.

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Tip number 1:

The first key to farming anything in World of Warcraft is the bags. The gold is in the bags. Early on when you start playing your bags will be small, what this means is your will have limited slots or space in the bags. This is due in part to the fact that you have no money, especially if this is your first toon. If you have a higher level toon, then they can send your new one money to buy bigger bags, or send bags themselves. The thing about bags is the more room you have the more you can hold. This is probably the single most important rule when performing World of Warcraft farming.

Think about it, if you are going through an instance or on a raid and you have no room, guess who isn’t getting any loot?

Tip number 2:

Bring plenty of bandages/water/food/mana potions with you. When farming, you are going to be in a lot of fights. This will deplete your health and mana (if you can cast spells). You will need to rest up between those fights if you get down on health and mana. It is important to be prepared. How much is enough? That depends on your character, but generally a stack of each is a good rule of thumb. If you can heal, you won’t need first aid and bandages, but in a pinch they can help. Mages can create food and water so be sure to make plenty before leaving.

Tip number 3:

If you are a hunter and bringing a pet, be sure to bring plenty of their required food. I can’t tell you how many times my pet went hungry because I was ill prepared for him. This is vitally important because a well fed pet does better than one who is hungry. Also, you might find yourself somewhere where his food source isn’t plentiful so having the extra food is a good idea.

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Tip number 4:

Potions, buffs etc are great for farming so load up. If you can get some buffs that increase healing/regeneration of mana/strength etc then do it. Also, if your character has the ability to buff (almost all do in some fashion) then buff yourself up. Anything you can use to kill baddies faster and heal quicker will reduce your farm time.

Tip number 5:

Who to farm on? This is an important World of Warcraft farming question. It is best to farm on something 1-3 levels below you. This increases your farm longevity time because you should be able to kill the beasties quicker than if you were farming on something of equal or higher level. Also, pick targets that are known to re-spawn quickly. An example is the Defias Trappers in the western part of Westfall.

I hope these World of Warcraft farming tips keep you farming happily and profitably.

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